5Church and Baku were just named in the top 100 places to eat in the U.S. by Open Table, a popular online resource for restaurant reviews and reservations. This isn't an arbitrary list by some snooty critic, either; the ranks were compiled by more than 5 million reviews by diners in all 50 states and D.C.

Of all these reviews, restaurants in only 21 states made the cut - two of these were right here in Charlotte. Check out the 2014 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America to see your local restaurants honored alongside the fairest of them all in California, New York, and more.

It's a proud day to be part of the Charlotte foodie scene.